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Burgettstown girls got 12 points from Camryn Reddinger off the bench leading the way to a win against Laurel, clinching a berth in the PIAA 2A girls playoffs. The Blue Devils are the 8th Washington/Greene County team to reach the state playoffs. Chartiers-Houston topped Rochester Thursday night, claiming the WPIAL third-place seed into the PIAA bracket.

Throughout the WPIAL playoffs, our audio coverage is available free on-air and online. Video coverage for WPIAL/PIAA playoff games is accessible through the NFHS Network. Here’s a daily schedule of games for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets

Washington / Greene PIAA Qualifiers
GIRLS:  Burgettstown (2A), Canon-McMillan (6A), Chartiers-Houston (2A), Fort Cherry (2A), Peters Township (5A), Trinity (5A)
BOYS: Ringgold (5A), Jeff-Morgan (2A)

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Consolation Round 2
2A Girls 7th Place #7 Burgettstown > #9 Laurel, 42-27 Watch/Listen (Burgettstown clinches PIAA berth)
2A Girls 5th Place #6 Aliquippa > #4 Fort Cherry, 45-41 (both have clinched PIAA berths)
5A Boys 7th Place #9 Shaler > #15 Ringgold, 76-68 (both have clnched PIAA berths)
2A Boys 5th Place #9 Eden Christian > #6 Jeff-Morgan, 58-39 (both have clinched PIAA berths)

Thursday, Feb. 26
Consolation Round 2
2A Girls 3rd Place #3 Chartiers-Houston > 56-50 (both have clinched PIAA berths)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to begin their playoff push without Sidney Crosby. The team has placed their longtime captain on injured reserve with a lower-body injury he sustained at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Crosby is expected to miss around four weeks. The 38-year-old Crosby leads the Penguins in points, goals and assists. Pittsburgh begins the post-Olympic break at home against New Jersey. The Penguins are trying to return to the playoffs following a three-year absence.

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to ABS challenges in his first spring training start. Skenes struck out four and walked four over 2 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh on Wednesday against Atlanta. The Braves were 4 for 4 on challenges to get called strikes by Chris Segal. overturned to balls. The 53-pitch outing is expected to be the only one for Skenes before joining the U.S. for the World Baseball Classic. The right-hander threw 27 pitches for strikes, along with four other pitches initially called strikes that Braves hitters challenged through the automated ball-strike system.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 34 points, his sixth 30-point game of the season, and Stanford rallied in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 75-67 on Wednesday. The Cardinal (17-11, 6-9 ACC) shot 50% from the field and overcame a 34-32 halftime deficit behind a 28-point second half from Okorie. He added six rebounds, six assists and three steals while going 9 for 9 from the free-throw line. Benny Gealer added 12 points, and Aidan Cammann finished with 11 as Stanford went a perfect 10-for-10 shooting at the line. Pitt (10-18, 3-12) was led by Cameron Corhen’s 22 points and eight rebounds, while Barry Dunning Jr. added 19 points on four 3-pointers. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Cardinal.